{"id":27923,"date":"2016-08-08T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27923"},"modified":"2016-08-08T08:43:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:43:24","slug":"27923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27923","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Monday, August\u00a0 08, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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AP Highlight in History:<\/span>
\nOn Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced he would resign following damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal.
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1815<\/td>\nNapoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena, in the South Atlantic, to spend the remainder of his days in exile.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1844<\/td>\nBrigham Young was chosen to lead the Mormons following the killing of Joseph Smith.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1876<\/td>\nThomas A. Edison received a patent for the mimeograph.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nPresident Harry S. Truman signed the United Nations Charter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1945<\/td>\nThe Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nBritain’s “Great Train Robbery” took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes from a train they stopped north of London.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nRichard M. Nixon was nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach and chose Maryland Gov. Spiro T. Agnew to be his running mate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1988<\/td>\nU.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar announced a cease-fire between Iran and Iraq.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nIran resumed work at a uranium conversion facility after suspending activities for nine months to avoid U.N. sanctions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nSen. Joseph Lieberman lost the Connecticut Democratic primary to political newcomer Ned Lamont. (Lieberman won re-election as an independent).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nThe Summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nFormer Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards admitted having had an extramarital affair.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nSonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Hispanic and third female justice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tennis player Roger Federer turns 35 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mel Tillis<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dustin Hoffman<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connie Stevens<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larry Wilcox<\/td>\nActor (“CHiPS”)<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith Carradine<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donny Most<\/td>\nActor (“Happy Days”)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deborah Norville<\/td>\nTV personality<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kool Moe Dee<\/td>\nRapper<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JC Chasez<\/td>\nSinger (‘N Sync)<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tawny Cypress<\/td>\nActress (“Heroes”)<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drew Lachey<\/td>\nSinger (98 Degrees)<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Rock musician The Edge (U2) turns 55 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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